Baku, 24 August 2022 (TDI): The Foreign Minister of Turkiye, Mevlut Cavusoglu, spoke to the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, over the phone on Tuesday.
Azərbaycan Respublikası Xarici İşlər Nazirliyinin Mətbuat xidməti idarəsinin nazir Ceyhun Bayramovun Türkiyə Respublikasının xarici işlər naziri Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu ilə telefon danışığına dair məlumatı
⬇️https://t.co/O3utSWoAS8 pic.twitter.com/TdCyZvFZo8— MFA Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 (@AzerbaijanMFA) August 23, 2022
During the telephonic conversation, the discussion between the two Foreign Ministers was focused on bilateral relations. Both sides exchanged views on the current regional situation and the agenda of bilateral cooperation.
Some other issues discussed during the conversation included the framework of the Organization of the Turkic States and issues of activity on international platforms.
Turkiye-Azerbaijan Relations
In November 1991, Turkiye became the first country to recognize the Republic of Azerbaijan, after its independence on August 30, 1991. In January 1992, diplomatic relations between the two countries were established.
The bilateral relations between the two countries are multifaceted and are at a strategic level. Frequent high-level contacts and visits are the main driving force of these bilateral relations.
In March 2022, the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, paid an official visit to Turkiye. During the visit, the Azerbaijani President met many high-ranking government officials of Turkiye including the President of Turkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
A High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council (HLSC) mechanism was also established in 2010 at the Presidential level between the two countries. The main aim of this Council was to further strengthen bilateral relations between Turkiye and Azerbaijan.
A Şhuşha Declaration was also signed between the two countries on the occasion of the visit of Turkish President Erdogan to Azerbaijan in June 2021.
The Şhuşha Declaration was approved by the Parliaments of both countries in February 2022 and then it entered into force.
The Declaration touched on various issues in the political, economic, trade, culture, education, sport, and energy security sectors.
The Şhuşha Declaration also covered the Southern Gas Corridor, cooperation in the field of the defense industry, the Zangezur corridor, and some other key areas.
